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We sell original Vanity Fair prints (lithographs), not reproductions.
Vanity Fair prints are usually about 10½ by 15½ inches, varying somewhat by year
and publisher over the 45 years of the magazine's life.

Whenever possible, we provide the original descriptive text or a copy thereof.

VANITY FAIR "Spy" PRINTS ~ DOCTORS AND SCIENTISTS

Vanity Fair "Spy" Print Categories
Accountants
Ambassadors from England
Ambassadors to England
Americans
Architects and Engineers
Artists
Automobilists/Balloonists
Aviators
Bankers and Financiers
Billiards
Boxers
Businessmen and Empire Builders
Carriage Drivers
Chancellors of the Exchequer
Chess
Clergy
Cricketers
Criminals
Doctors and Scientists
Dog Judge
Doubles/Groups
Duelling
Explorers and Inventors
Fencing
Fishing
Fox Hunters
Freemasons
Game Hunters
Golfers
Gymnasts
Horse Trainers
Jockeys
Ladies
Legal
Literary
Military
Miscellaneous
Music
Newspapermen
Orientals
Photographers
Policemen
Politicians
Polo
Prime Ministers
Proofs before lettering
Railway Officials
Red Robed Judges
Roller Skating
Rowing
Royalty
Rugby
Scotsmen
Shipping Officials
Sport Riders
Sports, Misc.
Stock Exchange Officials
Swimming
Teachers
Tennis
Theatre
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Trade Union Officials
Turf Devotees
Wagerers
Yachting

Sir Roderick Impey Murchison

Sir Roderick Impey Murchison

Nov. 15, 1870

"A Faithful Friend, an eminent Savant, and the best possible of Presidents"

$35



Sir William Fergusson, BART.

Sir William Fergusson, BART.

Dec. 17, 1870

"There is no man of greater weight in his profession"

$32

Professor Huxley

Professor Huxley

Jan. 28, 1871

"A great Med'cine-Man among the Inqui-ring Redskins"

Mr. Charles R. Darwin

Mr. Charles R. Darwin

Sept. 30, 1871

"Natural Selection"

Dr. Quinn

Dr. Quinn

Jan. 20, 1872

"Homeopathic Society."

$50

John Tyndall

Professor John Tyndall, F.R.S.

Feb. 6, 1872

"The Scientific Use of the Imagination"

$35

Professor Richard Owen

Professor Richard Owen

March 1, 1873

"Old Bones."

$75

Sir William Jenner, BART., K.C.B.

Sir William Jenner, BART., K.C.B.

April 26, 1873

"Physic."

$36

 

Sir Henry Thompson

Sir Henry Thompson

Aug. 1, 1874

"Cremation"

$25

 

Mr Oscar Clayton

Mr Oscar Clayton

Sept 12, 1874

"fashionable surgery"

$50

 

Dr Lyon Playfair

Dr Lyon Playfair

Feb. 20, 1875

"Chemistry"

$40

 

Sir George Biddell Airy, K.C.B.

Sir George Biddell Airy, K.C.B.

Nov. 13, 1875

"Astronomy"

Lord Lindsay, M.P.

Sir William Withey Gull, BART., M.D.

Dec. 18, 1875

"Physiological Physic"

$55

Mr James Manby Gully MD

Mr James Manby Gully, M.D.

Aug. 5, 1876

"Hydropathy"

$30

 

Lord Lindsay, M.P.

Lord Lindsay, M.P.

May 11, 1878

"Astronomy"

$35

 

Mr. Herbert Spencer

Mr. Herbert Spencer

April 26, 1879

"Philosophy"

$36

Mr Erasmus Wilson, M.R.C.S.

Mr. Erasmus Wilson, M.R.C.S.

Dec. 18, 1880

"the Obelisk."

$55

Sir John Bennet Lawes, BART.

Sir John Bennet Lawes, BART.

July 8, 1882

"Agricultural Science"

 

Lord Walsingham

Lord Walsingham

Sept. 9, 1882

"a Naturalist"

$30

 

Mr. Richard Anthony Proctor, B.A., F.R.A.S.

Mr. Richard Anthony Proctor,
B.A., F.R.A.S.


March 3, 1883

"Astronomy"

$32

 

The Earl of Leicester, K.G.

The Earl of Leicester, K.G.

Aug. 4, 1883

"Agriculture"

$42

 

Mr. Richard Quain, M.D., F.R.S.

Mr. Richard Quain, M.D., F.R.S.

Dec. 15, 1883

"Lord Beaconsfield's Physician "

Louis Pasteur

M. Louis Pasteur

Jan. 8, 1887

"Hydrophobia"

$145


Sir Morell MacKenzie, Knt.

Sir Morell MacKenzie, Knt.

Oct. 15, 1887

"Disease of the Throat"

$45



The Earl Cathcart

The Earl Cathcart

April 14, 1888

"He has devoted his life to husbandry, and has nine children"

$30

 

Mr. Charles Kearns Deane Tanner. B.A., M.D., F.R.C.S.I., L.K.Q.C.P.I., L.R.C.S.I., M.P.

Mr. Charles Kearns Deane Tanner. B.A., M.D., F.R.C.S.I., L.K.Q.C.P.I., L.R.C.S.I., M.P.

Aug. 4, 1888

"the blister."

$50

 

Sir William Bartlett Dalby, Knight, M.P., M.A., F.R.C.S.

Sir William Bartlett Dalby,
Knight, M.P., M.A., F.R.C.S.


Dec. 22, 1888

"the ear"

$60

 

Sir. W. Tindal Robertson

Sir. W. Tindal Robertson

Feb. 16, 1889

"Brighton"

$42

 

Mr. Frank Crisp

Mr. Frank Crisp

May 31, 1890

"Mr. Frank Crisp"

 

Mr. Jonathan Hutchinson (Sept 27, 1890)

Mr. Jonathan Hutchinson

Sept. 27, 1890

"Mr. Jonathan Hutchinson"

$65

 

Professor John Hall Gladstone, Ph.D., F.R.S.

Professor John Hall Gladstone, Ph.D., F.R.S.

Nov. 14, 1891

"Chemistry & Optics"

$25
(see light scuff mark)

Professor John Hall Gladstone, Ph.D., F.R.S.

Professor John Hall Gladstone, Ph.D., F.R.S.

Nov. 14, 1891

"Chemistry & Optics"

$35

 

Sir Balthazar Walter Foster, M.P., M.S., D.C.L.

Robert Brudenell Carter, F.R.C.S.

April 9, 1892

"a Literary Oculist"

$50

 

Dr Samuel Wilks Oct 1 1892

Dr Samuel Wilks

Oct. 1, 1892

"Philosophical Pathology"

$35

 

Dr. John Scott Burdon Sanderson

Dr. John Scott Burdon Sanderson

May 7, 1894

"Oxford Physiology"

$35

 

Sir Balthazar Walter Foster, M.P., M.S., D.C.L.

Sir Balthazar Walter Foster, M.P., M.S., D.C.L.

Oct. 11, 1894

"The Ilkeston Division"

$45

 

Robert Farquharson May 30 1895

Dr. Robert Farquharson, M.P.

May 30, 1895

"West Aberdeenshire"

$40

 

Dr Leander Starr Jameson, CB

Dr Leander Starr Jameson, CB

April 9. 1896

"Dr. Jim"

$45


Lord Kelvin

Sir William Mac Cormac, P.R.C.S.

Oct. 1. 1896

"Gun Shot Wounds"

$25


Mr. John Lawson Johnston

Mr. John Lawson Johnston

Feb. 18, 1897

"Dietetics"

$40


Lord Kelvin

Lord Kelvin

April 29, 1897

"Natural Philosophy"



Mr. Alfred Cooper, F.R.C.S.

Mr. Alfred Cooper, F.R.C.S.

Dec. 30, 1897

"Alfred"

$32

 

Sir Henry Charles Burdett, K.C.B.

Sir Henry Charles Burdett, K.C.B.

July 14, 1898

"Hospitals"

Sir James John Trevor Lawrence, BART.

Sir Oswald Mosely

Sept. 1, 1898

"John Bull"

$50

 

Sir James John Trevor Lawrence, BART.

Sir James John Trevor Lawrence, BART.

Jan. 26, 1899

"Horticlture"

$55

 

Dr. Thomas Stevenson, F.R.C.P.

Dr. Thomas Stevenson, F.R.C.P.

Nov. 30, 1899

"Medical Jurisprudence"

$45


Lord Rayleigh, D.C.L., F.R.S.

Lord Rayleigh, D.C.L., F.R.S.

Dec. 21, 1899

"Argon"

$70


Dr Nathaniel Edward Yorke-Davies

Dr Nathaniel Edward Yorke-Davies

April 13, 1900

"Dietetics"

$35
(see condition notes)


Frederick Treves

Frederick Treves

July 19, 1900

"Freddie"
['Elephant Man' doctor]

$35


Surgeon-General Jameson, M.D., C.B., Q.H.S., LL.D

Surgeon-General Jameson, M.D., C.B., Q.H.S., LL.D

Aug. 1, 1901

"Army Medical"

(see enlargement for
condition notes)


Dr Robert Henry Scanes Spicer

Dr Robert Henry Scanes Spicer

March 20, 1902

"rhinology"

$40


Sir Felix Semon, M.D., F.R.C.P.

Sir Felix Semon, M.D., F.R.C.P.

May 1, 1902

"Laryngology"

$42


Sir William Henry Broadbent, K.C.V.O., M.D., F.R.C.P., LL.D., F.R.S.

Sir William Henry Broadbent, K.C.V.O., M.D., F.R.C.P., LL.D., F.R.S.

Oct. 30, 1902

"orthodoxy"

$40


Sir Francis Henry Laking, BART., G.C.V.O., M.D.

Sir Francis Henry Laking, BART., G.C.V.O., M.D.

Feb 19, 1903

"the King's physician"

$50


Sir William Huggins

Sir William Huggin

April 9, 1903

"Spectroscopic Astronomy"

$40


Sir William Crookes

Sir William Crookes, F.R.S.

May 21, 1903

"ubi Crookes ibi lux"

$65


Sir Richard Douglas Powell. BART., K.C.V.O., M.D., F.R.C.P., M.R.C.S.

Sir Richard Douglas Powell. BART., K.C.V.O., M.D., F.R.C.P., M.R.C.S.

May 28, 1904

"Chests"

$40

 

The Hon. Sydney Holland

The Hon. Sydney Holland

Aug. 25, 1904

"How much?"

$38

 

Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim

Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim

Dec. 15, 1904

"In the Clouds."

M and Mme Curie

M and Mme Curie

Dec. 22, 1904

"Radium"

$150

 

Professor Ray Lankester, F.R.S.

Professor Ray Lankester, F.R.S.

Jan. 12, 1905

"His religion is the worship of all sorts of winged and finny freaks."

$55

 

Sir Robert Ball

Sir Robert Ball

April 13, 1905

"popular Astronomy"

$60

 

Sir Anderson Critchett

Sir Anderson Critchett

May 18, 1905

"the King's oculist"

$40
(see enlargement)


Sir Thomas Barlow

Sir Thomas Barlow

April 12,1906

"Physician to His Majesty's Household"

$40
(see enlargement)


Sir Alfred Fripp

Sir Alfred Fripp

Sept. 18, 1907

"A Master of the knife."

Sir Boverton Redwood, DSc, FRSE

Sir Boverton Redwood, DSc, FRSE

March 25, 1908

"Petroleum."

$40

 

Sir David Salomons

Sir David L. Salomons, Bt., M.A., M.I.E.E.

June 17, 1908

"Electricity"

$50


The Earl of Crawford

The Earl of Crawford

August 12, 1908

"The Transit of Venus"

$40

Sir William Ramsay KCB

Sir William Ramsay, KCB

Dec 2, 1908

"Chemistry."

$45

Sir William Ramsay KCB

Mr H A Barker

Dec 8, 1909

"Bones."

$35

Dr John Bland-Sutton, FRCS

Dr John Bland-Sutton, FRCS

Feb 3, 1910

"A Great Surgeon."

$35

The Hon. Stephen Coleridge

The Hon. Stephen Coleridge

July 27, 1910

"Anti-Vivisection."

$40

Mr. William Spiers Simpson

Mr. William Spiers Simpson

Sept 28, 1910

"Science and Invention."

$45

Emile Garcke Nove 9 1910

Emile Garcke

Nov 10, 1910

"Electrical Energy"

$40

Lord Kelvin

Sir Alfred Pearce Gould, K.C.V.O., M.S., F.R.C.S.

Sept. 27, 1911

"Surgical Diagnosis"

$50


Dr T. R. Allinson

Dr T. R. Allinson

Oct. 4, 1911

"Wholemeal Bread."

$45


Sir George Henry Savage Feb 7 1912

Sir George Henry Savage, MD, FRCP

Feb 7, 1912

"Mens Sana."


Sir George Henry Savage Feb 7 1912

Mr. Rhys-Williams

Oct. 29, 1913

"Rhys, K.C."

$65


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